POLICE COURT.—This Day.

Auckland Star, Volume IV, Issue 1206, 4 December 1873, Page 2

POLICE COURT.—This Day.

(Before Thomas Beckhani, Esq., R.M.)

DRUNKENNESS AND VAGRANCY

Jas. Macdonald, a sailor, was charged with being drunk and exposing his person in Queen-street, and was fined 10s or fortyeiglit hours' for the first offence, and for the second fourteen days' imprisonment without the option of paying a fine. Matilda Jones, alias Kelly, was charged with a like offence, and pleaded guilty. Sergt.-Major Pardy informed the Court that a gentleman named Brackeubury had interested himself in prisoners' behalf, and had induced her to give up her drinking habits, which had considerably altered her appearance for the better. She was now raarriedj, and seemed to be going on com.-

fortably until yesterday, when she met» man named Lang, who induced her to dsis* -^ and which was the cause of her appearin / Court again. c / Prisoner said she went with the man of her own accord. He did not force her to accompany him. The Court sentenced her for the first offence to pay 20s and costs ; and for the second 40s or fourteen days' imprisonment Sergeant Connor proved that he saw Lan« in company with the prisoner Jones laatnMft' opposite Whitson's brewery, behaving hi a wild and indecent manner, and lugging the young woman along the street in spite of her husband. He also made use of violent and obscene language. John Kelly, a respectable-looking man said he was induced to marry the young woman in the hope of rescuing her from her evil course and placing her in the better way of life. He induced her with him to join the flood Templars, and she went on all right untO yesterday, when she met her old pal, Lang, who took her to a tavern and made her drunk. He exhorted her to return but Lang swore she should not go. Witness told Lang that he was her lawful husband, when he swore and threatened to break his jaw, and appeared as though he meant to do, so he, being a cripple, cleared out and appealed to Sergeant Connor for protection. His Worship gave prisoner a severo lecture upon the brutal nature of his conduct, and imposed a fine of £10, or in default three month's imprisonment with hard labour.

Margaret Sainsbury was charged with drunkenness and vagrancy, and was subjected to a fine of 103 or fourteen days. Alice Hoskins, an old offender, was fined 10s for being drunk ; and Edward Burns, for similar discrepancies, was committed tc his old quarters at Mount Eden for seyeii days.

ALLEGED PERJURY

William Currie appeared in answer to a eh g« of wilful and corrupt perjury. Mr MaeCormick appeared for the prosecu tion, and Mr J. B. llussell for the defence.

This case arose out of the recent action. Marks v. Levy, in relation to an allotment ot laud at the corner of Wellesley and Hobsonstreets, in which the defendant, William Currie, was alleged to have made erroneous statements.

Mr Russell, on behalf of the defendant explained that the affidavit had been made upon hearsay evidence, the defendant being entirely mislead in the matter, not being accustomed to business of this nature.

The defendant expressed his extreme regret at the action he had taken, but ho had been misguided by his agent.' Mr MacCormick, on behalf. o{. his client, accepted the explanation, and' with the permission of the Court he would1 withdraw the charge.

His Worship, inallowing the casetobewitk« drawn, commented upon the careless manner in which affidavits were made without paying duo attention to their solemn importance. This was all the business. . ....